#1 HOT🔥 new release in "political trades and tariffs" on Amazon! Our new book China's Weaponization of Trade is coming out January 20. Don't forget to join us for our book launch event with @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social & others on January 21 at CSIS. www.csis.org/events/book-...

🪙China’s Weaponization of Trade🪙 Join us for the book launch of @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social, Ellen Kim, and @andysaulim.com, where experts discuss China’s use of economic coercion. ➡️RSVP: www.csis.org/events/book-...

TOMORROW | 8:45 AM EST What will the Indo-Pacific look like in 2026? Join @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org experts as they break down the future of the U.S. alliance network, regional economies, tech competition, and the rise of authoritarian power. 👉 RSVP: www.csis.org/events/indo-...

THIS FRIDAY | December 19, 2025 | 9:30 AM ET On this week’s Capital Cable, @csis.org Mark Lippert, @victordcha.bsky.social, @sydseiler.bsky.social, and @brookings.edu Andrew Yeo forecast what's ahead for the Korean Peninsula in 2026. 🔗This Friday: www.csis.org/events/what-...

NEW: China’s Strategic Economic Coercion to Korea In the first of a three-part @csis.org Korea Chair series on China's Strategic Value to Korea, @victordcha.bsky.social looks at the likelihood of China's economic coercion against Korea. Watch here ▶️ youtu.be/30iXc6cKRQc

China has been building structures in and around the Korea-China Provisional Measures Zone. @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social observes these activities mirror Beijing's "creeping sovereignty" grey zone tactics previously used. 🎥10-minute explainer:

China is now doing in the West Sea what it did in the South China Sea. And no one is paying attention — here is a quick explainer.

China's buoys and structures in the Korea-China PMZ and vessel harassment mirror Beijing's "creeping sovereignty" tactics used in the South and East China Seas. @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social gives policy recommendations for U.S. and Korea. Read here⬇️ beyondparallel.csis.org/creeping-sov...

China's buoys and structures in the Korea-China PMZ and vessel harassment mirror Beijing's "creeping sovereignty" tactics used in the South and East China Seas. @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social gives policy recommendations for U.S. and Korea. Read here: beyondparallel.csis.org/creeping-sov...

Part 1 of a 3-part story in the future of China and South Korea relations.

Join us for the 10th annual ROK–U.S. Strategic Forum, @csis.org's signature event in DC convening senior officials, policymakers, and leading experts to examine key issues shaping the U.S.–ROK alliance, co-hosted with Korea Foundation. RSVP: csis.org/events/rok-u...

🟦 The Capital Cable #125 | 11/20 9:30AM ET Join @csis.org Mark Lippert, @victordcha.bsky.social, @abercrombiecara.bsky.social & Anthony Ruggiero to unpack recent U.S.-Korea deals that outline alliance modernization strategies. 🔗 www.csis.org/events/unpacking-recent-us-korea-deals-capital-cable-125

"Trade interdependence is a two-way street, and China is not the only one with leverage," @victordcha.bsky.social Ellen Kim and @@andysaulim.comwrite. https://wapo.st/48Jl7Rg

Rather than tariffing APEC partners, Trump should be enlisting them in a collective effort to stop China's economic coercion once and for all. @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social, Ellen Kim & @andysaulim.com on how what leverage the U.S. and partners have.

Today at the 22nd @csis.org/ @nikkei.com Symposium in Tokyo @victordcha.bsky.social, Demetri Sevastopulo, Kelly Ann Shaw, James Steinberg & Tanaka Akihiko on how Trump 2.0 has changed the Indo-Pacific. Thanks to @kristigovella.bsky.social for the photo! More here: www.global-nikkei.com/csis25en/

🟦 IN 2 DAYS | The Capital Cable #123 Join Mark Lippert, @victordcha.bsky.social, Matthew Goodman (@cfr.org), @philuck.bsky.social, and Dennis Wilder as they discuss what's next after the U.S.–China trade war escalates with 100% tariffs and new export controls. 🔗 www.csis.org/events/us-ch...

China's #2 official just visited North Korea for the first time since 2019. What does it mean? @victordcha.bsky.social, Bonny Lin, @andysaulim.com & Truly Tinsley analyze the renewed North Korea-China ties and what's at stake. 📊 New on @csis.org 🔽

🚨 @victordcha.bsky.social’s latest op-ed is out now on Fortune. In this piece, Dr. Cha emphasizes that the U.S. and South Korea must salvage their tariff and investment agreement — for the sake of the alliance. Read more 🔽

Premier Li Qiang's visit to North Korea suggests a mending of Beijing-Pyongyang relations, write @korea.csis.org and @chinapower.csis.org. But "absent any concrete policy deliverables, [it] does not amount to a substantial upgrading of the relationship." www.csis.org/analysis/ren...

I really enjoyed talking with @victordcha.bsky.social and @frogjumpsin.bsky.social on The Impossible State podcast from @csis.org @korea.csis.org youtu.be/n0BVuqXjsac?...

How are allies and partners responding to "America First" policies? @geopolitics.csis.org experts explain 7 strategies adopted to respond to the second Trump term. cc @victordcha.bsky.social, @maxbergmann.bsky.social, @henriettalevin.bsky.social, @willtodman.bsky.social

Learn more about each region's approach to new foreign policy paradigms from @geopolitics.csis.org: features.csis.org/responses-to...

“Every government in Southeast Asia understood that a second Trump administration would bring significant policy changes. But they also thought they would be better able to navigate those shifts,” writes @seasia.csis.org expert Greg Poling. Learn more: www.csis.org/analysis/sou...

U.S. allies face new and paradigm-shifting challenges under the new administration. @geopolitics.csis.org explores how multiple actors are responding to and coping with U.S. policies in the context of disruptive changes to the global order. 🧵Read more: features.csis.org/responses-to...

Full house this morning for our launch of new @geopolitics.csis.org report on how U.S. allies and partners around the world are navigating disruption and the Trump's administration "America First" policies. Watch here: youtu.be/Vkbzy1nL97o Read here: features.csis.org/responses-to...

LIVE NOW: @korea.csis.org discusses South Korean President Lee’s first 100 days in office, the implications of his foreign policies for extended deterrence, U.S.–ROK and U.S.–North Korea engagement, and more. Listen in: www.csis.org/events/impos...

Monday, October 6, 2025 │ 9:00-11:00 AM ET Join @geopolitics.csis.org experts for the launch of a new @csis.org compendium on the ways U.S. allies and partners have responded to the Trump administration. Register here: www.csis.org/events/responding-trumps-new-foreign-policy-paradigm

Monday, October 6, 2025 │ 9:00-11:00 AM ET Join @geopolitics.csis.org experts for the launch of a new @csis.org compendium on the ways U.S. allies and partners have responded to the Trump administration. Register here: www.csis.org/events/responding-trumps-new-foreign-policy-paradigm

It's @brookings.edu day @csis.org In this episode of the Impossible State, we discussed the growing cooperation among the autocratic countries of China, Russia, and North Korea as they push back against U.S. influence and the U.S.-led international order. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=MgpV...

Kim Jong Un is in a much stronger position than when Donald Trump last wooed him

It's @brookings.edu day @csis.org In this episode of the Impossible State, we discussed the growing cooperation among the autocratic countries of China, Russia, and North Korea as they push back against U.S. influence and the U.S.-led international order. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=MgpV...

TOMORROW | @korea.csis.org experts discuss growing cooperation among China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, and the future of U.S.-led international order. Join the event moderated by CSIS's @victordcha.bsky.social: www.csis.org/events/impos...

President Lee Jae Myung’s administration released their “Five-Year National Strategy Framework,” outlining its foreign policy agenda. 📌Here is a summary of Lee's foreign policies that were finalized today. To learn more read from page 173 of 이재명정부 123대 국정과제 nsp.nanet.go.kr/plan/main/de...

On the latest episode of The Impossible State, @korea.csis.org discusses the last month of major diplomatic events in China, the growing alignment of hostile actors, and what these developments mean for the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. and allies, and more. Listen here: www.csis.org/podcasts/imp...

LIVE NOW: @korea.csis.org hosts a timely discussion on China's recent major diplomatic events and its engagement with North Korea and Russia, featuring former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner. Watch here: www.csis.org/events/impos...

TODAY at 11:00 AM @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social hosts Ely Ratner and Scott Snyder for a conversation on: ▪️SCO Summit ▪️Victory Day Parade ▪️Xi-Putin-Kim meeting ▪️Kim Ju Ae ▪️Axis of Upheaval ▪️Pacific Defense Pact Watch here: www.csis.org/events/impos...

Live now! Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met in Beijing last week for the Victory Day parade. @csis.org @sydseiler.bsky.social, Mark Lippert, Harry Harris and Daniel Kritenbrink unpack what this means.

This Friday, @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social hosts Ely Ratner and Scott Snyder for a conversation on: ▪️SCO Summit ▪️Victory Day Parade ▪️Xi-Putin-Kim meeting ▪️Kim Ju Ae ▪️Axis of Upheaval ▪️Pacific Defense Pact Watch here: www.csis.org/events/impos...

Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met in Beijing last week for the Victory Day parade. @csis.org @sydseiler.bsky.social, Mark Lippert, Harry Harris and Daniel Kritenbrink unpack what this means. Watch here: www.csis.org/events/kim-x...

Our new @erep.csis.org brief w/@geopolitics.csis.org: Are China, Russia, Iran & North Korea forming a true economic bloc? CRINK ties are growing, driven by Beijing & Moscow, through trade,energy,dual-use tech. But integration is uneven, and China still hedging its bets. www.csis.org/analysis/cri...

New excellent @csis.org brief by @erep.csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org colleagues @msnegovaya.bsky.social, Nicholas Fenton and Tina Dolbaia on CRINK economic ties, where they found uneven patterns of collaboration. Here are some of their key findings 🧵

Join us now on the @csis.org Capital Cable with @victordcha.bsky.social, Mark Lippert, @philuck.bsky.social and Gen. Vincent Brooks discuss South Korean president Lee Jae Myung's visit to Washington. Watch here: www.csis.org/events/what-...

At 6:15 p.m., @korea.csis.org welcomes South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for an address at CSIS on foreign policy and United States-Korea relations, his first foreign policy address abroad. Watch the address here: www.csis.org/events/state...

HAPPENING NOW! @csis.org Korea Chair welcomes South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for an address at CSIS on foreign policy and United States-Korea relations, his first foreign policy address abroad. WATCH NOW: www.csis.org/events/state...

Tomorrow at 6:15 PM, @csis.org welcomes South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to deliver an address on foreign policy and United States-Korea relations, his first foreign policy address abroad. Watch below 🔽

Trump went into a long detour about visiting China (when asked about meeting Kim Jong Un), but there was an interesting brief exchange where Trump and Lee joked about visiting China together.